960. Essence Royale

960.     Essence Royale. Take of ambergris, 40 grains avoirdupois; grain-musk (pure), 20 grains; civet and carbonate of potassa, of each 10 grains ; oil of cinnamon, 6 drops; oil of rhodium and otto of roses, of each 4 drops; rectified spirit, 4 Imperial fluid ounces; digest, with agitation, for 10 or 12 days, or longer. Very fragrant. The above is a celebrated receipt, but we think it would be improved by substituting 12 drops liquor of ammonia for the carbonate of potassa. (See last receipt.)

961. Essence of Neroli; Essence of Orange Blossoms; or Essence de Fleurs d'Oranges

961.    Essence of Neroli; Essence of Orange Blossoms; or Essence de Fleurs d'Oranges. Dissolve 1/2 ounce avoirdupois pure neroli in rectified spirit, 1 Imperial pint. An ounce of essence of jasmine, jonquille, or violets, is often added. A delicate and delicious perfume.

962. Essence of Storax (or Styrax); Extract of Storax

962.    Essence of Storax (or Styrax); Extract of Storax. Take 1 ounce avoirdupois finest genuine liquid storax and 1/2 Imperial pint rectified spirit; digest,with agitation, for a week, and then decant the clear portion.

963. Essence of Ambergris; or Concentrated Tincture of Ambergris

963.    Essence of Ambergris; or Concentrated Tincture of Ambergris. Take 10 drachms avoirdupois 95 per cent, arnber-grisand 1 Imperialpintrectified spirit, put them into a strong bottle or tin can, secure the mouth perfectly and very firmly, and keep the vessel in a room exposed to the heat of the sun, or equally warm, for a month or two, observing to briskly agitate it daily during the whole time. Lastly, after repose, decant the clear portion, and, if necessary, filter it rapidly through soft blotting paper. Very fine. It forms the strongest and finest simple essence of ambergris of the Paris houses, (See No. 959 (Best Way to Prepare the Essence of Musk and Ambergris).) The common practice in making the essence is to cut the ambergris up small before digesting it; but a much better plan is to rub down both the ambergris and musk with a little powdered glass, clean silicious sand, or dry lump-sugar, observing afterwards to rinse the mortar out well two or three times, with portions of the spirit, so that nothing may be lost. A second quality may be made by employing half the quantity of ambergris to the same amount of spirit.

964. Essence of Ambergris

964.    Essence of Ambergris. Ambergris 10 drachms avoirdupois; grain musk (Ton-quin or Chinese pure), 3 drachms; rectified spirit, 1 quart. Proceed as in the last receipt. The products of the above two receipts form a delightful perfume highly esteemed in the fashionable world. A very small quantity of any one of them added to eau de Cologne, lavender-water, tooth-powder, hair-powder, pomades, wash-balls, etc., communicates a delicious fragrance. A few drops added to sweet-scented spirits, liqueurs, wines, etc., improve their flavor and aroma. 1 or 11/2 fluid drachms added to a hogshead of claret, imparts a flavor and bouquet to the wine which is regarded by many as delicious.